It tells the real-life story of retired schoolteacher Christopher Jefferies, who was questioned by police as a suspect in the murder of Joanna Yeates.
The film was directed by Roger Michell, written by Peter Morgan, and stars Jason Watkins as Jefferies.
The title is taken from The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum by Heinrich Böll, a fictional account of media defamation.
[2] The drama begins the day before Yeates' disappearance, and follows the innocent Jefferies through his arrest, release and subsequent isolation as his un-sought fame profoundly affects his life.
[5] In May 2015, it won two awards at the 2015 British Academy Television Awards—Best Mini-Series for the programme itself and Best Actor for Watkins's portrayal of Jefferies.